2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Migrating Embedded Government Workflows to Better Software Track: State and Local Government Author(s): Andrew Swift Compared to ArcTools and ArcView, the relatively new ArcMap software offers many useful benefits. ArcSDE is superior to ArcStorm for multi-user editing. Oracle 9i is better than Oracle 8i. Windows XP and Active Directory are better than Windows 2000. The geodatabase offers custom topological relationships that were tricky to maintain in the older coverage format. VB7 has some big software development advantages over VB6. The whole computer world is in hyper-drive. At the same time, government budgets are getting tighter. The vendors are all in a frenzy offering fabulous improvements; jumping up and down on the waterbed around us. We are clinging to the waterbed with our fingernails. We are trying to provide stable and reliable workflows to city and county employees, who for the most part, don't like change. As the vendors all improve, we must keep pace. However, changing software embedded in workflows is not a trivial matter. Andrew Swift City of Cincinnati CAGIS 138 e court street Cincinnati , OH 45202 US Phone: 5133521664 E-mail: andy.swift@cincinnati-oh.gov |
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